Tag: Kwasi Kwarteng
World
How the markets punish Britain’s and Ghana’s reckless politicians
This week Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta faces calls to quit by his own party’s MPs. Why did it come to this?At the annual...
World
Fracking ban: Rishi Sunak reinstates – another Truss policy is reversed
Liz Truss lifted the Conservatives' 2019 ban on fracking for shale gas, claiming it would help with rising energy costs. However, the measure was...
World
Investors believe Sunak will stick to Hunt’s budget, thus gilts are back on track
The gilt market was returned to its pre-Liz Truss mini-budget level shortly after Rishi Sunak was declared as Tory leader.Gilts, or UK government bonds,...
Features
Analysis: Will Rishi Sunak be able to unite his party?
After a mainly shadowy leadership race, the veil has cleared and we now have a new prime minister. We'll never know how many supporters...
News
Meet the two Ghanaian prophets who prophesied the resignation of UK Prime Minister
On Wednesday, October 20, 2022, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss announced her resignation from the role.Liz Truss stepped down as...
World
Prime Minister to keep Jeremy Hunt as chancellor – Former deputy governor of the Bank of England
The former deputy governor of the Bank of England says the future Prime Minister will have to keep Jeremy Hunt as chancellor.
Prof Charlie Bean...
News
Opposition to new GES boss disrespectful to Akufo-Addo – Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education has described as unacceptable the posture of some teacher unions with regard to the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as...
News
Akufo-Addo tops Twitter trends following Liz Truss’ resignation
President Akufo-Addo is leading the trends on social media platform; Twitter, following the resignation of UK’s Prime Minister, Liz Truss.Liz Truss resigned as Prime...
Business
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns amid economic turmoil, tax policies
UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss has resigned from office, the BBC has reported.The development comes almost a week after Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi...
Features
British politician Kwasi Kwarteng on why he doesn’t need to represent ‘black’ issues
My life is bizarre in many ways. My parents were born in Ghana in the early 1940s; I was born in London. I am...